Hello All To address the question of Spelling the 'Stevens' name. my last name is spelled Stevens, my grandfathers records are spelled both ways - Stevens / Stephens - all his relatives in Penns are Stephens. I learned this lesson the hard way. For years I ignored a Christ Stephens in Penns. USA because I thought he couldn't be related. Once I obtained my G/grandmothers Obit some years ago on a Research Trip - there he was - listed in the Obit. My Grandfathers brother !! Since that Time I have connected up with Cousin's from his line. Turns out G/grandfather Adam Stephens / Stevens - both ways again in the Census records was from Germany - spelled Stephan / Steffan in the Ol' Country. So don't ignore the different spellings you see. I have made a List of all the various spellings I've encountered in my research in the last 20 years. Turns out G/grand- dad Adam Stephan had at least a Dozen relatives immigrate to the US Btwn 1830 & 1880 era, all the way from New York to Missouri. A large portion of the German 'Stephan' Families in the US are related according to my research. Here is a partial list of the various spellings I have found in these related Families: STAFFAN, STEFFAN, STEFFEN, STEFFON, STIFFAN, STEPHAN, STEPHEN, STEVAN, STEAVEN, STEVEN - AND ALL of these with a 'S' at the end. The variations are endless & too numerous to list on this posting. The Lesson here is Don't Ignore any spelling similar to how your Surname is spelled. Thx, Geno > From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: STEVENS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 10:28:08 +0000> Subject: Re: [STEVENS] Stevens in Indiana Monroe Co Bean Blossom Twp one more> > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.> > Author: charlie06231> Surnames: > Classification: queries> > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.stevens/38.49.1.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx> > Message Board Post:> > I don't understand. My last name is STEVENS. Am I missing something in what you are trying to tell me?